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Alcedo atthis (European Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher)

I was really excited to see this little guy - I know kingfishers are elusive. I had only moments before this guy flew on, but it was long enough to dump my camera bag on the ground and switch lenses.


Altitude: 573m (1879 feet)
Camera: Nikon D2x
Date: Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Exposure: 1/750 sec at f3.5
ISO: 200 asa
Lens: 80-200mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor at 200mm
(equivalent field of view of a 300mm lens on a 35mm camera)
With cropping (you see 20% of the image as shot), this lens is effectively a 657mm lens on a 35mm camera
Location:
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Map
Region: Asia, East Asia, Japan
Scientific Name: species related to Alcedo atthis (European Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher)
Tag: bird, Japan
Larger image: 1953 x 1302
Raw image: 1953 x 1302

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